Disclaimer: J K Rowling owns all but the plot and my characters that have popped out of my head.

A/N: This chapter is for Snowbear…who was near death because I didn't put it up fast enough. My muse was off on holiday and I needed her opinion on something. I will tell her she can't go away again. LOL

The Marauders: The Next Generation 5

As the man walked into the shop, heads turned. He hadn't been in Knockturn Alley in almost twenty years. He had changed a lot since he was there last. He had been but a boy and was getting his things for school. He would be starting at Durmstrang in the fall. He could have gone to Hogwarts, but he thought that as long as Dumbledore was there he would never learn all the dark magic that he wanted to learn. So after so many years he was back and needed a book on spell reversal. He knew the spell he wanted to reverse but wasn't sure it there was a spell to reverse it.

As he looked at all the books on the shelves, he noticed a witch staring at him from the corner of the room. She was an old witch one that could have remembered him as a child but more than likely she had remembered his twin brother. As he stared at her she smiled and beckoned him over. As he approached she realized that he was still a very handsome man. Very tall and slender, yet muscular. And that hair, golden blonde and spiked on top and long around his shoulders. His eyes were his most devastatingly handsome feature, light gray with ice blue flecks. Killer eyes.

When he reached corner where she stood she said,

"I know why you are here."

"Really, pray tell," he said with a smirk.

"Yes, you are here to seek revenge on those who killed your twin brother," she replied as she smiled her toothless grin,

"Maybe, tell me, where can I find a book on reversal spells? A young woman put one on me and I would like to have it reversed."

"You look to be in fine health to me. What kind of spell?"

"Let's just say that I have certain bodily functions that I would like returned to me. You know….. the manly kind."

"A little over zealous with the lady huh?" she said as she smiled again.

"You could say something like that," he said starting to really turn on the charm.

"Do you have such a book?" he asked.

"There are a number of books, however it is usually the person that casts the spell that has to reverse it."

"That is not an option." He said with a scowl.

"I see, well there are a number of books, which would you like?"

"All of them. I grow very tired of this curse and wish it to be removed as soon as possible."

She handed him the books and asked,

"Will that be all then Jareth?"

He gave a sly smile and said, "thanks but that should do."

"Well if you need anything else, just let me know." After a few moments of thought he said,

"Maybe there is something else you could help me with. I have been looking for some place to stay, any ideas?"

"Why aren't you staying at the manor?"

"Do you think that my dear departed brothers widow would be happy to see me?" he asked with a grin.

"I see your point. I don't think she would like you showing up on her doorstep. There is an old house that I own right outside of Hogsmeade that you are more than welcome to use," she said with a twinkle in her eye.

"Why thank you very much. That would be the perfect location."

~~*~~

In the week after Kyleigh had been to the cabin she read most of Katarina's diary. At first she didn't know what it was, she only knew that she had been compelled to take it. She would sit up late at night and secretly read. Some of it she didn't understand, being that she was only seven, however she did know that Katarina had been hurt badly as had her Daddy. Now she sits in the gazebo on this warm summer afternoon waiting for Katarina to come and talk to her. She had no clue what she was going to say but knew that Katarina would answer her questions honestly. Draco and Hermione had also talked to Katarina telling her to use her own judgment in what to tell Kyleigh. Katarina had been surprised when Draco's owl had reached her. She knew that with Kyleigh's sensitivity to seeing, she would eventually be finding out a lot if things that a child just shouldn't have to know about.

"Good afternoon Kyleigh."

"Hello."

"I'm sorry I missed your birthday," said Katarina as she sat down next to her.

"That's okay, it wasn't a very good day anyway."

"So I heard. Do you want to talk about it?"
Kyleigh stared at the ground for a minute and then said,

"I did something bad."

"Oh and what was that?" asked a very puzzled Katarina.

"I took something that didn't belong to me without permission," she said as tears started to flow.

Katarina scooted closer to her and asked,

"What did you take?"

Kyleigh reached into her robes and took out the diary unable to look Katarina in the face.

Katarina gasped. "Where did you get that?"

As more tears flowed, Kyleigh said,

"From the cabin."

"Does your Mommy and Daddy know you have it?" she asked gently.

"No," she said still unable to look Katarina in the eyes.

"Why did you take it?"

"I don't know," she said still crying. "It was like nothing around me was real. I went right to the shelf and put the book in my pocket."

Picking her words carefully Katarina asked,

"Kyleigh, did you read the diary?"
More tears and Kyleigh answered, "Yes."

Shaking, Katarina asked "Why?"

"I don't know. It's like I was made to," said Kyleigh as she started to sob.

Katarina pulled Kyleigh into her arms and held her close trying to quiet her.
"I don't want to have visions or dreams anymore, they are so scary. The things I have seen, the pain that I feel when I see them."

"What kind of pain?" asked Katarina.

"It makes my heart sad, it hurts. Not like when I hurt my ankle. It was like a really bad sadness. It's hard to explain, I just know I don't like it," said Kyleigh as she continued to cry.

Katarina held her even closer, crying herself.

"Kat, why do I have these visions and dreams? Why did I have to be the one? I haven't told Mommy or Daddy yet because I don't want to worry them, but I haven't slept good ever since I came back from the cabin. The dreams are so scary."

"I know honey. Dreams can be very scary. I had very bad dreams for a long time. I think that once you are older and have started at Hogwarts you will learn how to channel your magic, the dreams and visions will be different," Katarina explained.

"Do you still have bad dreams?"

"Sometimes but not very often and then I have Severus to help make them go away."

"Kat, why did Lucius hurt you and my Daddy? How could he do that…. You know the sex thing?"

Taken aback Katarina looked at Kyleigh with amazement, forgetting what an intelligent witch she was, even at such a young age.

"I don't know dear. Some people use sex to try and control others."

"I never want to have sex, I don't want anyone to ever do that to me."

"Kyleigh, not all sex is bad. When two people love each other, sex can be a beautiful and wonderful thing. Your Mommy and Daddy love each other and sex is wonderful for them."

"Kat, how could you ever let Master touch you after what Lucius did to you?"

Katartina thought for a moment and then said gently,

"Because Severus is so different from Lucius. What Lucius did to me was out of pure hate. Severus loves me and would NEVER hurt me in any way. Because of him, I was able to forget about Lucius and get on with my life. I was able to give him two beautiful children that he adores."

"But why did Lucius have to hurt Daddy?"

Katarina sighed, "Because he was evil. He wanted to control your Daddy and that was the best way he thought he could do it."

"Well that's just sick."

"Yes it is," said Katarina as she looked at Kyleigh who was pondering her next question.

"Did Mommy help Daddy forget?"

"Yes she did."

Suddenly Kyleigh got a very scared look on her face and began to tremble.

"Kyleigh, what's wrong?" asked Katarina as she was becoming scared herself.

Looking at Katarina, Kyleigh whispered,

"Someone is watching us."

"Who?"

"I don't know."

"Can you see him?"

"Yes."

"Don't point, but where is he?"

"In the bushes by the front gate."

"Can he hear what we are saying?"

"No, he is just watching."

"Alright, let's quietly get up and head back to the house."

Katarina got up from the bench and gently took Kyleigh's hand and led her back to the house. Once inside Katarina started to shake. Seeing this Severus came rushing up to her and asked,

"Kat, what's wrong?"

"Kyleigh said that there was someone standing in the bushes watching us."

Severus and Draco immediately took off out of the house.

They returned a while later saying that someone had indeed been standing in the bushes near the gate.

For the rest of the afternoon, Draco, Severus, Sirius, Harry and Ron went around the manor putting up extra wards.

When they came back in they found the ladies in the sitting room.

"Kyleigh, did you get a look at the man's face? Have you seen him before?" asked Sirius.

"Yes, he has dark hair and a mustache, he is the same man that took Trevor."

~~*~~

Over the next few weeks there were no more vision or feelings of being watched. The children were kept close to the house and were not allowed outside by themselves.

On the night of Draco and Hermione's seventh wedding anniversary, Kyleigh was helping her mother get dressed for her night out with Draco. He was taking her to The English Yankee, George and Caitlin Weasley's restaurant. As Hermione got dressed she told Kyleigh about her wedding. Kyleigh loved this story. As Hermione was telling the story, Kyleigh picked up her mother's engagement ring to admire it. When Kyleigh stopped oohhing and aawwing in all the right places, Hermione looked at her to see why she had gotten so quiet. Kyleigh was standing there with that all too familiar glassy look in her eyes. Except this time there were no tears streaming down her face. Instead, Kyleigh was smiling. After a few moments, Kyleigh blinked her eyes and looked at her mother.

"What did you see?" Hermione asked.

"I saw the day Daddy gave this to you by the lake. I saw you lying on the ground looking up at the sky. I saw Daddy putting his hand on your tummy. You said that I wanted to get out and enjoy the day with you. Daddy said it was his day. He was laughing."

"I remember," said Hermione with a smile.

"I didn't mind this vision, it was happy. It made me smile. Maybe they all won't be bad," said Kyleigh as she kissed her mother on the cheek and left the room smiling, something she hadn't done in a while.

~~*~~

Three men sat in a very old decrepit looking house just outside of Hogsmeade.

"So, did you see her?" asked the white haired man with a feeble voice.

"No, but I saw the child." said the dark haired man.

"Was she alone?" asked the man named Jareth.

"No, Katarina was with her," said the dark haired man.

"Is the plan in place?" asked the first man.

"Yes, in another year they will all be together," said Jareth.

"Are you sure you want to wait that long?" asked the man with the dark hair.

"Yes, I will bide my time. Revenge is so much sweeter when there is a good plan devised. Besides they are playing right into our hands."